Dear Editor:
He's here, there, everywhere - no, not the Scarlet Pimpernel, but rather the failed candidate for the Green Party, both civic and provincial. Mr. Rick McGowan has been seen at least three times in as many weeks, in his stock cloth hat, in various local print media.
What are the odds of that occurring? Could it be that the local media are in cahoots with our inveterate candidate, whose missives are usually to be found in the editorial pages of both local Burnaby papers.
His latest appearance is in the 24 Hrs. handout, with his daughter astride his shoulders holding a sign supporting the group Families Against Cuts to Education. Presumably it would be proper of me to take my niece to an anti-abortion rally!
Now I am not opposed so much to his presence, but should the various media represented here be quite so obvious in their unabashed support of only one side of the situation?
I'm not sure how much Sister Agnes Dolores, my Grade 5 teacher, was making for her efforts of enlightening me and my cohorts, but I suspect if would rate less than 25 per cent of what public school teachers are presently making, even taking into consideration the differing times.
Of course, we are not all as photogenic as some others!
Larry Bennett, Burnaby
